ASEAN Young Leader ASEAN Young Leader EmpowermentEmpowerment

Thailand’s Perspectives toward Thailand’s Perspectives toward the Youth Capacity Buildingthe Youth Capacity Building

Waraiporn SangnapabowornWaraiporn SangnapabowornPanthep LarpkesornPanthep Larpkesorn

Paper OutlinePaper OutlineNational policy and trends to protect and National policy and trends to protect and

develop young leadersdevelop young leadersRole of departmental programs that Role of departmental programs that

capacitate ASEAN young leaderscapacitate ASEAN young leadersMajorMajor concepts for young leader concepts for young leader

empowermentempowermentSuggestions for an implication: case of Suggestions for an implication: case of

ThailandThailand

National Policy and TrendsNational Policy and Trends Scenario Scenario - Low birth rate - Low birth rate -- 34.76% of pop. age 0-2534.76% of pop. age 0-25 - - Growth of 15 years (free)Growth of 15 years (free) basic educationbasic education - - Skills development for the Skills development for the

2121stst. Century. Century - Civic society and - Civic society and public participationpublic participation

Public Measures Public Measures - - Child care and Child care and welfarewelfare statestate - - Massification of higher Massification of higher education and lifelong education and lifelong

learninglearning - - Parity between general Parity between general and VET streamsand VET streams - Speedy politico-- Speedy politico- economic mobility andeconomic mobility and sense of civic sense of civic citizenship citizenship

Youth Leader Policy FlagshipYouth Leader Policy Flagship

The National Children and Youth Council

The ProvincialThe Provincial Children and Youth CouncilChildren and Youth Council

The DistrictThe District Children and Youth CouncilChildren and Youth Council

The Village/MunicipalThe Village/Municipal Children and Youth CouncilChildren and Youth Council

The Community Children and Youth Council

Children and Youth Networking Children and Youth Networking

The Children and Youth Council

Governmental Agencies

Local Administrative Organizations

Community

Organizations

Non-governmental

Organizations

Private

Organizations

Ongoing ProgramsOngoing Programs Social development and human securitySocial development and human security

Agriculture and cooperativesAgriculture and cooperatives

Domestic security and governmentDomestic security and government

CultureCulture

EducationEducation

Path of ASEAN Path of ASEAN Young Leader Empowerment Young Leader Empowerment

ASEAN as a forum to indentify common ASEAN as a forum to indentify common major potentialsmajor potentials

- Lifelong learners - Lifelong learners - Nodes of change- Nodes of change - Peaceful cohabitation- Peaceful cohabitation - Self-confidence in ASEANness- Self-confidence in ASEANness

Path of ASEAN Path of ASEAN Young Leader Empowerment Young Leader Empowerment

Youth dialogue and hand-on activityYouth dialogue and hand-on activity - Ways of life in ASEAN- Ways of life in ASEAN

- ASEANness in the 21 Century- ASEANness in the 21 Century

- Volunteerism and public service- Volunteerism and public service

Path of ASEAN Path of ASEAN Young Leader Empowerment Young Leader Empowerment

Capacity building of national youth Capacity building of national youth development networks development networks

- ASEAN Youth Coordination Service- ASEAN Youth Coordination Service - Cost- sharing among country members- Cost- sharing among country members - Re-examine and assess ongoing - Re-examine and assess ongoing programsprograms - Explore new areas of cooperation e.g. - Explore new areas of cooperation e.g. ASEAN STUDYASEAN STUDY